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We publish 10 times each year as a forum for the exchange of planning information and ideas. Entirely the effort of volunteers, Northern News is written and produced by and for urban planners in northern California.
March 19, 2022
Northern News April 2022
(Photo: Darband, Tehran, Iran, April 2021. Shila Bagley, AICP) • Four feature articles • Upcoming conference and awards information • Seven in “Who’s where” • Four “Where in the world” photos • 13 articles excerpted in “Planning news roundup”
Now YOU can join our Northern Section Board
By Michael Cass, Director-elect. Add to your skills and collaborate with fellow Northern Section APA colleagues on the Northern Section Board to support, enhance, and grow the planning profession.
2022 East Bay Innovation Awards – Nominate your innovators by 3/25
By Carline Au, MCRP. Nominations for East Bay Innovation Awards in Built Environment and Community Impact are open through COB March 25.
With historic federal investment incoming, regions must collaborate on planning
By Adie Tomer, Jennifer S. Vey, and Caroline George. The authors recommend Congress establish a new planning coordination program within the Economic Development Administration to support local governments and business organizations in metropolitan areas of at least 1 million people.
The adaptive reuse of commercial space as housing in California
From HUD PD&R Edge, March 7, 2022. A brief summary of a Terner Center webinar on the viability of and conditions for commercial space conversion, especially in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego metro areas.
Find your niche, be strategic, then go for it!
By Alex Hinds. Landing and succeeding at a dream job doesn’t just happen. Be flexible on location and position.
Get a free copy of “Cities for Life,” by Berkeley planning Prof. Jason Corburn
Northern News has a copy for someone who will read and write a review on “Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health,” by Jason Corburn (Island Press, 2021). First come, first served.
APA California call for 2022 Awards jurors
The APA California 2022 Awards jurors will evaluate the finest planning work in California and determine the winners.
Call for Session Proposals, APA California Conference, extended two weeks
Contribute to what will surely be an engaging program of sessions and activities at the first in-person conference in three years.